How prevalent is crassulacean acid metabolism among vascular epiphytes?

Oecologia

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 184-192

  Zotz, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Biomass; Bromeliaceae; Cactaceae; Crassulacean acid metabolism; Orchidaceae

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CRASSULACEAN ACID METABOLISM; EPIPHYTE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TROPICAL FOREST; VASCULAR PLANT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLASSIFICATION; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; TROPIC CLIMATE;

BIOMASS; CLASSIFICATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

BROMELIACEAE; CACTACEAE; CRASSULACEAE; ORCHIDACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0842309184     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1418-x     Document Type: Article

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